Altium to acquire web app specialist

Morfik's products are used by professional software engineers to design, engineer and deploy cloud based software applications. Altium says its objective is to help electronics designers expand their role to designing and engineering web based 'device ecosystems'. These comprise the actual electronic devices, connected via the internet, along with cloud based software applications that run on this platform. Altium has been using Morfik's technology and development tools for a number of years as elements in the development of its own web based infrastructure for the electronics design process. The company says the acquisition will strengthen its engineering team and technological capabilities in the web application domain, and accelerate the development of this platform for Altium's customers. According to Altium, when developed, it will form the basis of the tools and infrastructure required to help electronics designers develop their own ecosystems of intelligent, connected devices, running their own cloud-based applications. Combined with the forthcoming new release of Altium Designer, this will provide a framework for the creation of a web-based content delivery model. One result of this will be an expansion of the value and the content delivered by Altium's subscription services. Electronics design content, including new design features, reference designs, and component libraries, will be delivered using this cloud-based framework. Nick Martin, Altium's ceo, said, "We see the need for a move from designing discrete devices to designing ecosystems of devices that deliver better customer experiences. Altium's task is to create the design solution that lets any electronics designer do this, and provide the methodologies, tools, infrastructure and services needed to do so." Martin believes that cloud based software applications are a vital part of this future. "The combination of the Morfik team and the technology they have developed will help us accelerate and advance this process."